Both felt some validation Saturday that their efforts paid off. Purdue coach Matt Painter offered scholarships to both in-state prospects following the Boilermakers' Elite Camp at the France A. Cordova Recreational Sports Center.

Painter offered a total of four players out of the camp. Cam'Ron Fletcher, a 6-6 forward from St. Louis Vashon, ranks No. 42 in the 24/7 Sports composite for the 2020 class. Chet Holmgren, a 7-footer from Minneapolis' Minnehaha Academy, added to his growing profile.

The offer list grew to five by the end of the night. St. Louis Christian Brothers point guard Caleb love did not attend the camp. However, he made an unofficial visit that night, during which the Boilermakers offered the No. 36 player in the 24/7 Sports 2020 rankings (No. 4 point guard).

Ivey, who recently began his junior year, went into his conversation with Painter not expecting an offer. It was the first one for the son of former WNBA player and current Notre Dame women's assistant Niele Ivey.

He certainly talks like the son of a coach, something that further appealed to Purdue's coaches.

Getting tips and steals, that was a big key, and that will be a bigger key when I officially commit and go to college and play Big Ten games. I have to be able to get a stop on defense."

Ivey averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals for Marian last season. The Knights suffered a one-point loss to eventual state champion Culver Academies in the sectional championship. That team was led by Ivey's Indiana Elite teammate and now fellow Purdue target, Trey Galloway.

Ivey said he was "in shock" after Saturday's offer. Like any shooter, he holds Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry in reverence. Yet he ultimately hopes to craft his game in the mold of another west coast player — Los Angeles Laker Lonzo Ball.

"He's a big guard and he can pass, and that's one of my specialties," Ivey said.

Thought it wasn't his first, Lander also considered his Purdue offer a "really, really big deal."

Lander's father, Keith, played football at Western Kentucky. The son has tried to emulate a more aggressive football mindset on the court when appropriate.

Khristian Lander already had offers from Illinois and IUPUI. The agile left-hander said he tries to emulate a combination of John Wall and James Harden, pairing the assertive play of the former with the smooth skills of the latter.

"It's all I've been working for, trying to get big schools like that interested," Lander said. "Before the spring started, I felt like I needed to play aggressive on both ends of the floor, and that's what I did."

• Few prospects came farther for the camp than Chet Holmgren, a 7-footer from Minneapolis' Minnehaha Academy. It paid off with Saturday's offer.

Holmgren weighed in Saturday under 170 pounds, but he's not marketing himself as a back-to-the-basket big. After knocking down some 3s during play he was scheduled to tour campus with Purdue assistant Brandon Brantley.

Holmgren previously held offers from Minnesota and Texas A&M.

• Homestead 2021 guard Luke Goode enjoyed an eventful weekend. He threw for 206 yards and a pair of touchdowns — including the game-winner with 10 seconds to play — in a 29-27 victory over Concordia on Friday night.

After a film and weights session on Saturday morning, Goode made the trek down and joined the camp.

Goode, who holds an IUPUI offer, will be back at Purdue for Thursday's football game against Northwestern for an unofficial visit. He has another motivation to be there, however. His cousins, T.J. Green and Bennett Skowronek, play for the Wildcats.

Cam’Ron Fletcher of Vashon High School with a drive through the lane to the basket during the Purdue Elite Basketball Camp Saturday at the France A. Cordova Recreational Sports Center.(Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier, )

• Ohio big man Zach Loveday also had a football game Friday night, but his time on the field came with the marching band. The 7-foot lefty plays trombone among his many musical interests outside of basketball.

Loveday, whose father, Billy, played at Hanover, already has a Purdue offer.

• Another already offered player, Rolling Meadows guard Max Christie, attended the camp with his younger brother, Cameron. The older brother is the No. 24 guard in the 2021 class per the 24/7 Sports composite.

This was his second visit to Purdue. One of the midwest's most heavily recruited players for that class plans to make trips to Iowa and Wisconsin this fall, as well.

• Former Purdue star and current Portland Trail Blazer Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan helped with Saturday's camp, along with the rest of the Boilermakers' current roster. Swanigan ran drills and later coached a team after the campers were split up.

The teammates coaching against each other annually is one of the best aspects of the event. Sophomore center Matt Haarms took the task seriously, even pulling his team back out to walk through proper closeout techniques between the first and second games.

Teams coached by Ryan Cline and Tommy Luce went to sudden death in the final set of games. Lafayette Jeff 2021 Brooks Barnhizer hit the game-winning free throw for Cline's squad.

Nathan Baird reports on Purdue men's basketball. He can be reached at 765-586-7450 or nbaird@jconine.com. Follow him on Twitter: @nbairdjc